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TORONTO, March 1, 2013 /CNW/ - In an 11 to one vote, Toronto-native Kat Yee became the first houseguest to be evicted from the Big Brother Canada house in Thursday night's eviction episode on Slice TM.

The 27-year-old, known for her tomboy athleticism and infectious smile,
lost out to Emmett Blois, a dairy farmer from Gore, Hants County, Nova
Scotia.

"Being the first person out is better than being second, third or
fourth. Now I'll be remembered as the first person ever evicted from Big Brother Canada," said Kat Yee, appearing unsurprised at the house's decision.

In the series premiere, Suzette Amaya became the first ever Head of
Household (HOH) on Big Brother Canada. She was immediately tasked with nominating two houseguests for
eviction based on first impressions, and selected Emmett Blois and Tom
Plant based on their impressive physical strength. Nominated houseguest
Tom prevailed in the first Power of Veto (POV) challenge, removing
himself from the chopping block and requiring HOH Suzette to nominate
another houseguest for eviction - Kat.

In a special twist, host Arisa Cox was joined by one of Big Brother USA's greats, Dan Gheesling. He shared his early favourite houseguests, Aneal
Ramkissoon and Peter Brown for their savvy strategy. Dan also offered a
key piece of advice to the houseguests - lay low and let the louder
houseguests target each other.

The episode closed on the very first ever Head of Household endurance
battle, called "Lumberjack and Jill", where the houseguests are left
clinging to trees for dear life in the house's back yard. Tune in
Sunday night at 9 pm ET/PT to find out who hangs in the longest to be
crowned the next HOH.

Produced by Shaw Media and Insight Productions, Big Brother Canada airs on SliceTM three nights a week, on Wednesdays at 9pm ET/PT, Thursdays at 10pm ET/PT and Sundays at 9pm ET/PT, with eviction episodes on Thursdays. Big Brother Canada After Dark airs seven days a week from 2am-5am ET/ 11pm-2am PT. A 24-hour live feed from the Big Brother Canada house is available at www.BigBrotherCanada.ca.

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